(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 9(1) of the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 provides for charges to be paid to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by persons who intend to apply for bookmakers’ and bookmaking office licences.
This Order retains the charges payable by persons, other than those mentioned below, who intend to apply for the grant or renewal of a bookmaker’s licence, at £99.
This Order increases the charges payable by persons who intend to apply for the grant or renewal of a bookmaking office licence or to have the provisional grant of a bookmaking office licence declared final, from £1,123 to £2,000 until 31 December 2014.
After 31 December 2014, charges for off-course bookmaker shops will revert to £1,123.
This Order also revokes the Horse Racing (Charges on Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.